Timeline
Birth- 1 Jan 1830
Washington County, North Carolina
1775 - 2099Other Service
Rank
Private
Conflict Period
Other Service
Service End Date
20 Oct 1861
Branch
Militia
Service Start Date
20 July 1861
Served For
United States of America
Enlistment- 20 July 1861
Clearwater Harbor, Pinellas County, Florida
1775 - 2099Other Service
Conflict Period
Other Service
Branch
Militia
Service End Date
5 Mar 1862
Service Start Date
15 Dec 1861
Rank
Seaman
Served For
United States of America
Enlistment- 15 Dec 1861
Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida
1775 - 2099Other Service
Rank
Private
Conflict Period
Other Service
Service End Date
28 Dec 1857
Service Start Date
29 June 1857
Branch
Militia
Served For
United States of America
Enlistment- 29 June 1857
Fort Brooke, Hillsborough County, Florida
1861 - 1865Civil War (Confederate)
Branch
Confederate Army
Unit
Seventh Infantry (St-Z)
Conflict Period
Civil War (Confederate)
State
Florida
Served For
Confederate States
Rank
Private
Service Start Date
25 Apr 1862
1 Jan 1862
Enlistment- 5 Mar 1862
Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida
Other Facts
Also known as
B. C. Swain
Full Name
Benjamin C. Swain
Also known as
Byamin C. Swain
Full Name
Benjamin Swain
3rd Seminole War
Captain James F. P. Johnson’s Independent Company of Mounted Volunteers
Company
K ("Smith's Company", "Key West Avengers")
Physical Description: Eye Color
blue
Physical Description: Hair Color
light
Physical Description: Height
5' 3"
State Militia
Infantry Company - Captain James P. McMullen
State Militia
Mulrenan’s Florida Volunteer Coast Guards